NYC Scams

Watch out for people offering you taxi rides at any transportation center such as the Port Authority, Grand Central, or Airports. Though many are honest, some are illegally evading a taxi dispatcher or just trying to lure you to a more secluded spot for mugging. Read about one traveler's bad experience at JFK.

Do not deal with people who approach you on the street with some kind of a money making proposition, they are the ones who are most likely to try to grab your money and run. Example: Bag-of-Money Scam

Don't fall prey to people who ask to check if your money is counterfeit or stolen. This can happen in a scam like the fake ID sale scam.